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Group Game Individual Contributions

During the past two weeks, my teammates and I were working on our game prototype called ‘Dice Island’ and we have successfully designed narratives and mechanics of the game. Eventually, our game prototype was presented before the whole class this week. During the preparation for the group game pitch, my fellow classmates and I decided to assign each other in distinct roles in contributing to the presentation according to our differing skills.

Regarding the game, our game prototype is heavily influenced by Machi Koro, which I and my teammates played in week 3. When it comes to my contribution to the game itself, I have come up with many ideas for the theme, storyline and the mechanics of the game, which later helped the whole team to design a thorough, yet cohesive, narrative and mechanics of the game. Moreover, my fellow teammate Eric and I have collaborated to design…